Bed with ergonomic bed making position

ABSTRACT

A bed is described that has an ergonomic bed making position. The bed has a lower portion and an upper portion. The lower portion has a head end, a foot end and opposed sides. The upper portion is positioned on the lower portion and also has a head end, a foot end and opposed sides which define a mattress support. The upper portion being is slidable relative to the lower portion from a sleeping position coterminous with the lower portion to a bed making position in which the head end of the upper portion is spaced from the head end of the lower portion and the foot end of the upper portion extends past the foot end of the lower portion.

FIELD

There is described a bed that has been modified to facilitate ergonomic bed making. Some additional features have been added to further enhance the utility of the bed.

BACKGROUND

It is common for a bed to be positioned in a bedroom with a night table positioned on either side of a headboard for the bed. The construction for the bed, which will hereinafter be described, was inspired when back strain was experienced when making up a bed that had night tables positioned on either side of the headboard.

SUMMARY

There is provided a bed which has a lower portion and an upper portion. The lower portion has a head end, a foot end and opposed sides. The upper portion is positioned on the lower portion and also has a head end, a foot end and opposed sides which define a mattress support. The upper portion is slidable relative to the lower portion from a sleeping position coterminous with the lower portion to a bed making position in which the head end of the upper portion is spaced from the head end of the lower portion and the foot end of the upper portion extends past the foot end of the lower portion.

The bed making position for the bed, as described above, allows for ergonomic bed making, as compared to the previous problem of trying to make the bed by reaching around the night tables.

Although benefits may be obtain solely through the ergonomic aspects of the bed, it has been determined that the lower portion can provide a concealed storage compartment, with an access opening that is only accessible when the upper portion is in the bedmaking position. This may serve a number of purposes. The storage compartment may he used for storage, to make it easier to have a bedroom which is free from clutter. Alternatively, the storage compartment may serve as a personal security area by providing a place to hide should intruders enter the dwelling.

To provide better storage access, the lower portion can be provided with one or more storage compartments with access openings in the opposed sides. The storage compartments are drawer boxes which separate these storage compartments from the concealed storage compartment. Drawers slide in and out of the drawer boxes.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and other features will become more apparent from the following description in which reference is made to the appended drawings, the drawings are for the purpose of illustration only and are not intended to be in any way limiting, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a bed with the upper portion positioned coterminous with the lower portion in a sleeping position.

FIG. 2 is a side elevation view of the bed of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the bed of FIG. 1 with the upper portion positioned in the bed making position and the concealed storage compartment accessible.

FIG. 4 is a side elevation view of the bed of FIG. 3.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

A bed generally identified by reference numeral 10, will now be described with reference to FIG. 1 through 4.

Structure and Relationship of Parts:

Referring to FIG. 2, a bed 10 has a lower portion 12 and an upper portion 14 positioned on lower portion 12. Referring to FIG. 3, lower portion 12 has a head end 16, a foot end 18 and opposed sides 20. Upper portion 14 has a head end 22, a foot end 24 and opposed sides 26 defining a mattress support 28. Upper portion 14 is slidable relative to lower portion 12 from a sleeping position, shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, to a bed making position, shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, in the sleeping position, upper portion 14 is coterminous with lower portion 12. Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, in the bed making position, head end 22 of upper portion 12 is spaced from head end 16 of lower portion 14 and foot end 24 of upper portion 14 extends past foot end 18 of lower portion 12.

Referring to FIG. 3, lower portion 12 has a concealed storage compartment 30 with an access opening 32 that is only accessible when upper portion 14 is in the bed making position. Lower portion 12 may also have additional storage compartments in the form of drawer boxes 34 that have access openings 36 in the opposed sides 20. Drawers 38 slide in and out of drawer boxes 34.

Operation:

Referring to FIG. 1, bed 10 is in the sleeping position with upper portion 14 coterminous with lower portion 12. A mattress, not shown, rests on mattress support 28 between opposed sides 26 of upper portion 14. Referring to FIG. 3, bed 10 is moved to the bed making position by sliding upper portion 14 along lower portion 12 until head end 22 of upper portion 14 is spaced from head end 16 of lower portion 12. While bed 10 is in the bed making position, a person does not have to reach around furniture positioned at the head of the bed, such as night tables, as mattress support 28 is moved forward. Referring to FIG. 3, when bed 10 is in the bed making position, access to storage compartment 30 through access opening 32 is available. Once bed 10 has been made, or items have been stored in storage compartment 30, upper portion 14 is moved back into sleeping position. Regardless of the position of upper portion 14, drawers 38, which slide in and out of drawer boxes 34, remain accessible.

In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be one and only one of the elements.

The scope of the claims should not be limited by the illustrated embodiments set forth as examples, but should be given the broadest interpretation consistent with a purposive construction of the claims in view of the description as a whole. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A bed, comprising: a lower portion having a head end, a foot end and opposed sides; an upper portion positioned on the lower portion, the upper portion having a head end, a foot end and opposed sides defining a mattress support, the upper portion being slidable relative to the lower portion from a sleeping position coterminous with the lower portion to a bed making position in which the head end of the upper portion is spaced from the head end of the lower portion and the foot end of the upper portion extends past the foot end of the lower portion.
 2. The bed of claim 1, wherein the lower portion has a concealed storage compartment with an access opening that is only accessible when the upper portion is in the bed making position.
 3. The bed of claim 1, wherein the lower portion has one or more storage compartments with access openings in the opposed sides. 